162 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

U. H. J.

relateing to hemp and flax be not to Affect the Inhabitants
of Great Brittain untill the End of Twelve Months at Least
from the Passing of this Bill but that such Limitation of
time have no regard to the Inhabitants or Officers of this
Province but that they be Obliged to take it here as if no Such
Limitation were made

Signed p Ord^r Joh Beale Cl. Up. ho.
Which foregoing bill with his Honour the Gov^rs Letter to

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the Speaker relating thereto sent to the lower house by Col
Addison Esq^r Lloyd Col Ward & Esq^r Bordley who return
and say they Delivered the same
M^r Contee & M^r Earle from the Lower house deliver his
Honour the Governour A Supplementary bill to the Act for
Publication of Marryages &c^a for the better preventing inces-
tuous & Clandestine marriages To which is thus Endorsed
Viz.

By the Lower house of Assembly
August the 3^d 1721
May It Please your Honours
Having duely Considered and fully Debated the reasons
in the within bill we cannot consent to the Passing thereof
in regard we Conceive the Law now in force Sufficiently
Provides against the Evills Complained of there being but one
Instance to the Contrary fresh in our memorys. And we are
humbly of Opinion the Business of the Legislature is rather
Intended to punish Crimes frequently Comitted than to make
laws upon one such Transgression which may not again hap-
pen in many Ages here And we are fearfull the Difficulties
laid down in the w^thin bill are left more Insuperable than the

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Evills It Designed to prevent
Signed p Ord^r M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. ho.

The following Message Considered and Agreed upon Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly
Aug^t the 3^d 1721
Gentlemen. We recomend to you when the Stadt house
is shingled that there be a small Cupiloe or Turrett built
thereon for the Conveniency of hoisting a flagg on Publick
occasions, the Present method used by hoisting it upon a Pole
stuck up in the open field being rather a ridiculous than a
Decent Ornament to the Publick and we take the Liberty of
Assuring you that some Remarks that have been made that